VP, Media Transformation (Remote)

Monks • Seattle, WA

2d • Remote

About The Position

Media Transformation (MT) is Monks’ practice for helping enterprise brands improve business outcomes by modernizing how media is planned, activated, and measured. It combines consulting, hands-on media expertise, and emerging technology to help clients build effective operating models, accelerate innovation, and develop lasting media capabilities. MT works as both a specialized consultancy and an embedded capability partner, with engagements ranging from focused projects to full in-housing transitions and ongoing embedded teams.

As VP and executive lead, you will set the practice’s operational and commercial strategy, scale its advisory capabilities, and build solutions for the future of paid media and advertising. You will run the day-to-day business and a multidisciplinary team of 35+, hold financial accountability, and establish delivery standards. You will own revenue growth through retaining and expanding existing accounts, winning new business, and evolving MT’s capabilities as client needs change. You will serve as an executive sponsor to senior client stakeholders and build long-term relationships with strategic enterprise clients and partners.

You will shape and expand MT’s offerings by combining consulting, media operations, and emerging technology. Across Monks, you will build partnerships with Data, Managed Media, Creative, DCO, and internal technology teams to develop integrated solutions and shared growth opportunities. You will also represent MT in cross-company initiatives, client escalations, and new business pitches.

Requirements

• 12+ years of leadership in media operations, digital transformation, or management consulting across agency, brand-side, or consulting settings.
• Experience leading teams of 25+ across tech stack consulting, media strategy, dynamic creative, and/or embedded client services.
• Hands-on experience leading at least one end-to-end in-housing or agency transition, from assessment through handover.
• Deep experience partnering with, training, or advising in-house brand teams, and deploying custom operating models, staff augmentation structures, and marketing maturity roadmaps.
• Strategic literacy across core ad tech and media platforms, including Google Marketing Platform (DV360, CM360, SA360), Google Ads, GA4, Amazon DSP, AMC, The Trade Desk, Meta Ads, and leading ad serving/DCO platforms (Google Studio, Flashtalking, Innovid).
• Experience presenting complex organizational change strategies, operational playbooks, and business solutions to C-suite and partner-level audiences.
• Experience leading a multimillion-dollar business unit and owning revenue, margin, and budget targets, with accurate forecasting of pipeline, revenue, and headcount.
• Based in New York City or on the West Coast is preferred; regular travel to client sites and Monks offices is required.

Nice To Haves

• Based in New York City or on the West Coast (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Set Media Transformation’s operational and commercial strategy and scale its advisory capabilities.
• Run the day-to-day business and lead a multidisciplinary team of 35+.
• Hold financial accountability and set delivery standards.
• Drive revenue growth by retaining and expanding existing accounts, winning new clients, and evolving capabilities as client needs change.
• Serve as executive sponsor to senior client stakeholders and build long-term relationships with strategic enterprise clients and partners.
• Shape and expand Media Transformation offerings by combining consulting, media operations, and emerging technology.
• Build strategic partnerships across Data, Managed Media, Creative, DCO, and internal technology teams to develop integrated solutions and shared growth opportunities.
• Represent Media Transformation in cross-company initiatives, client escalations, and new business pitches.
• Diagnose enterprise marketing organizational friction and design operating models, in-housing roadmaps, agency transitions, change management, embedded teams, and targeted interventions.
• Guide technical strategy and identify innovation opportunities involving ad tech, data, and AI; empower technical leaders and subject matter experts to design scalable client solutions.
• Build and grow executive relationships across enterprise brands and platform partners, identify client needs, handle escalations, and shape transformation engagements.
• Lead and win new business pitches, expand current accounts, and cross-sell Monks capabilities.
• Develop and commercialize new offerings, repeatable services, delivery models, and go-to-market strategies.
• Coach and develop directors, managers, and multidisciplinary teams; foster inclusion, belonging, accountability, and support; and build governance, QA, and operating systems.
• Own revenue, margin, and budget targets; forecast pipeline, revenue, and headcount; scope engagements for profitability; manage staffing mix and utilization; and course-correct to protect margin.
• Present organizational change strategies, operational playbooks, and business solutions to C-suite and partner-level audiences.
• Travel regularly to client sites and Monks offices.

Benefits

• Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays.
• 401k with company contribution.
• Paid parental leave.
• Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being.
• Career growth in a disruptor space and entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network.
• Globally diverse and inclusive culture with employee resource groups.
• Commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed